Wondering about how copyright law is challenged by digital media? Want to learn more about fair use, Creative Commons, open source, plagiarism, the public domain, students' rights to their own texts, and more? If so, you will be interested in the new monthly IP Report sponsored NCTE-CCCC's Intellectual Property Committee and Intellectual Property Caucus.

Committee Members

Committee Charge

This committee is charged with addressing and providing guidance on intellectual property issues that affect CCCC and NCTE and that impact writing instruction generally. More specifically, the committee will:

Charge 1: Keep the CCCC and NCTE membership informed about intellectual property developments, through reports to the CCCC EC, other forums and new mediums, including the MemberWeb site.

Charge 2: Maintain a close working relationship with the Caucus on Intellectual Property and Composition Studies and related NCTE groups and staff.

Charge 4: Address issues of concern to the organizations, such as interpretations of fair use, copyright debates, and evolving Intellectual Property policies and continue to be a resource to the NCTE DC officer for their work with lawmakers.

November 2010 Update

The first of the enumerated goals in the Intellectual Property Committee of CCCC’s mission statement reads as follows: “keep the CCCC and NCTE memberships informed about intellectual property developments, through reports in the CCCC newsletter and in other NCTE and CCCC forums.” To this end, the Intellectual Property Committee has begun to publish annual, online reports on major developments in intellectual property law, policy, and research. In addition, the IP Committee regularly proposes IP policy statements for the CCCC/NCTE memberships to consider. The IP Committee works closely with the Caucus on Intellectual Property and Composition Studies on all IP issues.